i like this song very much. all right. all right. this is charles krauthammer why roberts did it. it s the judiciary s nixon to china. chief justice john roberts joins the liberal wing of the supreme court and upholds the constitutionality of obama care. as a conservative he is appalled by his conservative colleagues by the administration s argument that obama care s individual mandate is a proper exercise of its authority to regulate commerce but he lives in çunea coexistence with roberts, custodian of the court, acutely aware that the judiciary s air rowgation of power has eroded the esteem it was once held. how to reconcile the two imperatives, one philosophical, the other institutional. assign yourself the task of writing the majority opinion. find the ultimate finesse that manages to uphold the law but only on the most narrow of grounds, interpreting the individual mandate as merely a tax, something generally within the power of congress.
andrea mitchell. what a great way to start the morning with these folks. hey, tj, really quickly, would you show everybody the headline, straight ahead, the new york times, screaming headline obviously the fight for majority with john roberts in the majority which is just absolute stunner. i expected it, if it were a 6-3 majority but not a 5-4. i don t think anybody expected that. still standing, says the usa today keriaked today. wall street journal says the court backs obama on health care. locally here, since this is a local manhattan upper west side show the daily news to your health, and then with the softest touch of all, the subtly, you have t the new york pos post . let s get to the headlines 5-4 decision the supreme court has preserved the heart of the affordable care act. the individual mandate requiring all americans to carry health
obama care is a job killer. businesses across the country have been asked what the impact is of obama care three quarters of those surveyed by the chamber of commerce said obama care makes it less likely for them to hire people. if we want good jobs and a bright economic future, for ourselves and for our kids, we must replace obama care. that is my mission. that is our work. and i m asking the people of america to join . in the 12 hours following the supreme court s ruling the romney campaign raised $3.2 million for more than 20,000 donors. house majority leader eric cantor has scheduled a full house vote to repeal the law for july 11th. you know the new york times had i thought a great rundown, a great summary ofç what just chief justice roberts had to say about this. this was, of course, i think the great shock for everybody. harold, your you ve got a law